Harold Poole: Bodybuilding Legend
Born on December 25, 1943 in Louisville, Kentucky, Harold Poole was one of the more athletically gifted competitors from the golden age of bodybuilding. At Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, Poole’s athleticism was apparent with his success as a quarterback, placing second in the state in wrestling, running the 440 in 50 seconds, and throwing a twelve pound shot put 55 feet.
Jailhouse Strong Disapproved by Department of Corrections
The Jailhouse Strong best selling book series has been DISAPPROVED by the Department of Corrections. You know what that means…
Noah Syndergaard’s 100-Mph Heat is Fueled by Jailhouse Strong Workouts
The 6-foot-6, 242-pound New York Mets starting pitcher has been give the nickname “Thor,” thanks to his shoulder-length blonde hair, chiseled physique and Scandinavian heritage. On the mound, Syndergaard’s icy stare combines with his scorching velocity and take-no-prisoners mindset to shut down opposing hitters.
CHAIN UP YOUR TRICEPS’ EXTENSIONS FOR MORE MUSCLE
Maximize your triceps’ growth while minimizing elbow pain with this breakthrough exercise.
Behind bars, large well-developed “back arms” are a status symbol—sort of like gator-skin boots at a honky tonk bar.
BODYWEIGHT TRAINING: ARE YOU STRONG ENOUGH?
Super-human levels of strength can be achieved with nothing more than your bodyweight.
Two-hundred-sixty-pound Indian super heavy weight wrestling champ “The Great Gama” built a 56-inch chest, coupled with a 50-year undefeated wrestling career and was considered to be one of the strongest men in his day by training with nothing more than his bodyweight.
High-Intensity Interval Training: The Ultimate Guide
Get the story behind high-intensity interval training (HIIT), its muscle-building and fat-burning benefits, and how you can integrate it into your workouts!
Have you ever compared the physique of a world-class distance runner with that of a world-class sprinter? The sprinter’s body resembles that of a Greek Adonis, with chiseled arms and powerful quads, while the skinny-fat distance runner makes Richard Simmons look like a Mr. Olympia contender.
Prison Workout: The Jailhouse Strong Routine
Hotel, motel, Holiday Inn—if they take your weights away, do like they do in the “pen” and try this set of intense, prison-inspired bodyweight workouts!
As any die-hard gym rat will tell you, work sometimes puts a damper on your scheduled sweat session. There are times when you’re on business trips and away from the comforts of home. Eating clean on the road can be hard enough, but when you’re spending days at a corporate sales convention in a budget motel outside of Terra Haute, Indiana, with limited space, minimal time, and no access to a weight pile, you need to find a way to stay on your workout routine.
THE 3,6,9 CHEST-BLASTING TRI-SET
Give this advanced lifting technique a try for the ultimate pec pump!
Don’t piss on my leg and tell me it’s raining. That’s exactly what you are doing, with exception of a few asymmetrical freaks, if you are reading Muscle & Fitness and claim not to want a more robust, chiseled chest. It’s why you lift progressively heavier weights to continually place more tension on muscles and force them to gain strength and grow in size.